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Monthly Archive for August, 2012

: August, 2012

Have you heard the news? Kemper Development Company is moving forward with the expansion of the wildly successful Lincoln Square in Downtown Bellevue. I have a little bit of a different spin on the project because of the impact it will have on current and future condo owners. The picture above shows the current… [Continue Reading]…

My curiosity had the best of me today – I wondered what the most expensive condo sale in Downtown Bellevue was in recent years. I pulled the 5 most expensive sales since August of 2007. Here they are – enjoy! 1) One Lincoln Tower Unit 3704 – Sale Price $3,990,000 Size: 3,007 | Price per square foot:… [Continue Reading]…

Going through my daily property review this morning, I noticed a 2 story loft at Site 17 in Belltown. It was last sold in April of 2006 for $400,000 – now its listed at $270,737 and is headed to foreclosure on Friday. It is 1 bedroom, 1 bath at 873 sq ft. The most interesting feature… [Continue Reading]…

Just a quick note for those of you looking for a rental. There are three condos for rent at One Lincoln Tower. This is pretty rare occasion as they have a tendancy to rent quickly or are rarely available. One Lincoln Tower is a great high-rise option in Bellevue. You have sky-bridge access to Bellevue… [Continue Reading]…

The last unsold penthouse at 5th and Madison finally closed last week for price of $1,325,000 ($679 per square foot). It was listed at $1,499,000 when it went under contract. We wrote about this unit a few weeks back. If you’re unfamiliar with the project, check it out. It was built in 2007 and is… [Continue Reading]…

Unit 1909 at Cristalla is back. It was listed in January of 2011 for $1,395,000. Without any luck finding a buyer, the unit was rented for $5,000 per month and now a year and half later, its on the market again. With the market conditions the way they are now, I would expect that the unit will sell. This… [Continue Reading]…

High-end condo rentals in Seattle are leasing quickly and at top dollar. See below for a collection of just some of condos that have leased in the last 30 days. I can’t say I’m surprised that these rentals are moving quickly – renting a condo can have much more upside then living in a traditional… [Continue Reading]…

Escala Condominiums is now 74% sold. They just reached their 200th sale and now have 69 units left. One interesting note – of the 69 units left, only 7 of them are one bedroom floorplans.Two of our clients purchased a unit at Escala this year and both of them seem to be very satisfied. If… [Continue Reading]…

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